trademark invalidation

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(x), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Bad faith, Famous mark, Invalidation, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark 08/13/2023

HERMES Victory in trademark dispute against HAIRMES

On July 26, 2023, the Japan Patent …

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), Famous mark, Invalidation, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 07/30/2023

Chrysler Wins Japan Trademark Invalidation Trial over “Jeeper”

In a recent invalidation decision b…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), Invalidation, Similarity of mark, similarity of service 12/31/2022

HYATT lost a trademark dispute in Japan: GRAND CLUB vs GRAN CLUB

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) did n…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), Composite mark, Invalidation, Similarity of mark, similarity of service 12/18/2022

Trademark dispute: “Swan Angel” vs “ANGEL SWAN”

In a recent decision, the Japan Pat…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(vii), Bad faith, Famous mark, Invalidation, Similarity of mark, Violation of public order 12/10/2022

BOND GIRL Score Win in Trademark Dispute

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) decla…

Article 4(1)(x), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), Device mark, Famous mark, Invalidation, Likelihood of confusion, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 10/23/2022

Trademark Dispute over Side Stripe on Footwear

In a trademark dispute along the si…

Article 46, Distinctiveness, Invalidation, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, similarity of service 04/17/2022

Trademark Opposition or Invalidation, Which Is Useful in Japan?

Opposition A trademark opposition i…